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ARTHUR WV. BURNHAM AND HATTIE L. BURNHAM, OF GARDINEB, MAINE; SAID ARTHUR VJ. BUR-NHAM ASSIGNOR TO FRED HILDRETH, OF SAME PLACE.

PLATE-LIFTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 515,902, dated March 6, 1894:. Application filed October 24, 1893. fierial No. 289,012. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: eye f is swiveled to the plate cl so that the Be it known that we, ARTHUR lN. BURNHAM plate held'by the device can be readily turned. and HATTIE L. BURNHAM, residents of Gardi- A rod or handle is provided at its forward nor, in the county of Kennebec and State of end with an enlargement g adapted to enter Maine, have invented certain new and useful the eye f, whereby to operate or handle the Improvements in Plate Lifters; and we do device. Instead of providing the handle with hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, the enlargement g, said handle may be proand exact description of the invention, such vided with a hook g, as shown in Fig. 4, and as will enable others skilled in the art to instead of providing the device with an eye to whichitappertains tomake and usethesame. f, a hook f may be provided as shown in Our invention relates to an improvement in Fig. 3. plate lifters and turners,the object of the In using the device, a frame or bail Bis apinvention being to produce simple and cheap plied to each plate to be used, before they are devices for lifting and turning a plate while inserted into the oven and are left on the t 5 in the oven,--said devices being so constructplates while they are in the oven. They may ed and arranged that it will not be necessary also be left on the plates after their removal to apply them to the plate while the latter is from the oven. When the plates, with the in the oven, and so that'they can be applied bails thereon, are in the oven and it is deto plates of various sizes. sired to lift them for moving them or for turn- 20 A further object is to construct the device ing, the projection on the handle will be made in such manner that it can be readily folded, to engage the eye or hook on the bail and the whereby to facilitate its package and shipbail and plate can be readily lifted. inent. In the form of the invention shown in Fig.

With these objects in view the invention 5, the upper or inner ends of the arms a are 25 consists in certain novel features of contwisted together as at a and said twisted ends 7 5 struction and combinations and arrangements are then bentin the form of a hook 01. If deof parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed sired the arms of the bail B maybe bent suffiont in the claims. ciently to permit them to be applied to plates In' the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is of different sizes, and the coils or springs b 30 a view illustrating the application of our imomitted as shown in Fig. 6. 8c provements to a plate. Fig. 2 is adetail view. Our improvements are exceedingly simple Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6 are detail views. in construction, cheap to manufacture, easy to While we have shown the device in the manipulate, can be folded so as to facilitate drawings as applied to a tin plate, it is evipacking, and are effectual, in every respect, 3 5 dent that-it may also be applied to other kinds in the performance of their functions. of cooking utensils. Having fully described our invention, what A represents a plate, to the rim of which, a we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letfrarne or bail B is connected.- The frame or ters Patent, isbailB is preferably composed of at least three 1. A plate lifter consisting essentially of a 0 arms or pieces of wire a, a, a, the free ends bail composed of a series of spring arms conof which are so bent as to project under the nected together at their upper ends, the lower rim of the plate to which the device is apends thereof being normally in position to enplied. In proximity to their upper ends, each gage the edge of a plate, and adapted to hold arm or wire a is coiled to produce a spring I) the plate against displacement by the action 5 and the upper extremities of said arms are of the spring, substantially as set forth. 5 pivotally connected to lugs c of a plate d, said 2. A plate lifter comprising a bail composed lugs being provided at their outer ends with of a series of arms connected together at their notches or recesses 6, into which the coils 6 upper ends and bent at their lower ends to project, whereby to retain the arms locked in form rests for the plate, the said arms being 50 proper position when the device is in use. An normally in position to hold a plate and coiled Ioo at points between their ends to form springs, substantially as set forth.

3. In a plate lifter the combination with a plate having notches therein, of spring arms pivotally connected to said plate and resting in the notches, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a plate lifter, the combination with a plate, a device swiveled thereto, the said plate having an enlargement and a removable handle adapted to engage said enlargement, of a series of arms connected to said plate, substantially as set forth.

5. In a plate lifter, the combination with a plate and a device connected thereto for the reception of a handle, of lugs projecting from said plate and having recesses in their free ends, and spring arms pivotally connected to said lugs and adapted to enter said recesses, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof We have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ARTHUR W'. BURNHAM. HATTIE L. BURNHAM. W'itnesses:

HENRY FARRINGTON, D. F. DANFORTH.

Afiidavit having been filed showing that the name ef the first-mentioned petentee in Letters Patent him 515,902, granted March 6, 1894, for 2 11 improvement in Plate- Lifters, should. have been written end printed Arthur M. Bumham instead of Arthur W. Burnham, it is hereby certified that the proper correction has been made in the files and records pertaiuihg to the ease in the Patent Ofifice, and should be read in the Letters Patent that the same may conform thereto;

Signed, eountersigned, and. sealed this 3d day of April, A. D. 1894.

' [SEAL] JNO. M. REYNOLDS,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior; Oountersigned:

JOHN S. SEYMOUR,

Commissioner of Patents. 

